Comment You know who else was once a Time ...? (Score 2) 317
Time has apparently named Mark Zuckerberg the "Person of the Year". You know who else was once a Time "Person of the Year"? Hitler, in 1938.
Comment Re:So, what you're saying is ... (Score 1) 263
That is a good one : mysql brings msaccess crapiness to the FLoss world
also with oracle price tag included
Comment Re:Why not Firebird? (Score 1) 263
I did mentioned in another long artcle , please vote it or resubmit-it to slashdot
http://slashdot.org/submission/1391002/Can-Firebird-gain-against-MySQL
Comment Re:Shared web hosting (Score 1) 263
These days it's easy to build a simple FLAPS Firebird+ Linux+ Apache+ Php+ SSL style or FUNP Firebird + Ubuntu+Nginx+Php/Python/Rails virtual server
https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=ddzwj4jw_112ddwrd52h
You can buy a simple vps and install what you want there (Firebird php , rails ,
django
I give you some options but there are more to choose from
http://www.linode.com/
http://www.hetzner.de/en/hosting/produktmatrix_vserver/vserver-produktmatrix/
It's quite easy to install and start on ubuntu for example
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Firebird2.5
(i didn't included howto connect and howto secure the server)
Comment The Decline of MySQL and Rise of Firebird SQL (Score 2) 263
The decline will not be immediate, it will take some time, notably Apache distributions like XAMPP and WAMP will have to offer users alternatives to MySQL, as most developers use these packages, instead of installing products independently. All is not lost, the Open Source community has plenty of options. There are two well established alternatives to MySQL: PostgreSQL and Firebird. Both have large established communities, and support of major corporations. All of these will become the next MySQL
Comment Re:Why does the USDA have 120,000 employees? (Score 2) 146
They need it to reboot the microsoft cloud farm servers and to reinstall them (one employee per server)
Submission + - Where Google Went Wrong with Android? (szabster.net)
mAriuZ writes: Where Google Went Wrong?
The most important issue is their very own fork of the Linux kernel which no longer can be merged with the upstream kernel. You can read more about this right here.
The second thing is that if you take a look at Android, you will realize pretty quickly that it's not that open after all or as advertised, because of the GPLv2 kernel there's nothing we can do about this; all those smart-phones running modified (binary and proprietary) versions of Android, most of the time won't let you, or be able to run your own version. Again, more about this over here.
Third, the language of choice Java. While Java is a nice language, it's not really known for his speed and low memory requirements which are key elements for a low-power-consumption device like a smart-phone. Of course when Google realized this poor decision, tried to supplement it with the NDK, which is nothing more but a good joke.
It's unacceptable to use a 1Ghz CPU just to be able to run the operating system smoothly because 80% of the CPU time is eaten up by the garbage collector. Obviously this is a major benefit for the Hardware Vendors.
Fragmentation is the result of competition, the market will settle down to a couple of major vendors over the years, that's what happened in the PC scene as well, so anybody who argues against Android by mentioning the fragmentation issue has no idea about what he is talking about. Where Nokia & Intel Went Right?
Why reinvent the wheel and create a brand new distribution or operating system, when you can cherry-pick the components out there and build something awesome; this is the joy of FLOSS. Nokia
How could one possibly go wrong with a combination of the Linux kernel, Debian and Gnome resulting in Maemo ? Intel
Just like Nokia, a winner combination of the the Linux kernel, and Gnome resulting in Moblin .
God said let there be MeeGo ...
Android fan-boys I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the joint efforts of Intel and Nokia created a far better platform, a true platform based on FLOSS for both smart-phones and net-books known as MeeGo.
The most important issue is their very own fork of the Linux kernel which no longer can be merged with the upstream kernel. You can read more about this right here.
The second thing is that if you take a look at Android, you will realize pretty quickly that it's not that open after all or as advertised, because of the GPLv2 kernel there's nothing we can do about this; all those smart-phones running modified (binary and proprietary) versions of Android, most of the time won't let you, or be able to run your own version. Again, more about this over here.
Third, the language of choice Java. While Java is a nice language, it's not really known for his speed and low memory requirements which are key elements for a low-power-consumption device like a smart-phone. Of course when Google realized this poor decision, tried to supplement it with the NDK, which is nothing more but a good joke.
It's unacceptable to use a 1Ghz CPU just to be able to run the operating system smoothly because 80% of the CPU time is eaten up by the garbage collector. Obviously this is a major benefit for the Hardware Vendors.
Fragmentation is the result of competition, the market will settle down to a couple of major vendors over the years, that's what happened in the PC scene as well, so anybody who argues against Android by mentioning the fragmentation issue has no idea about what he is talking about. Where Nokia & Intel Went Right?
Why reinvent the wheel and create a brand new distribution or operating system, when you can cherry-pick the components out there and build something awesome; this is the joy of FLOSS. Nokia
How could one possibly go wrong with a combination of the Linux kernel, Debian and Gnome resulting in Maemo ? Intel
Just like Nokia, a winner combination of the the Linux kernel, and Gnome resulting in Moblin
Android fan-boys I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the joint efforts of Intel and Nokia created a far better platform, a true platform based on FLOSS for both smart-phones and net-books known as MeeGo.
Submission + - Firebird 2.5 (final) released
mAriuZ writes: The community project Firebird 2.5 is released. You can read the press release and most importantly release notes. And sure, you can download it and use/test/deploy.
Congratulation to us, the Firebird Project, especially the core team. And also to you, users, I hope you will enjoy and like the new Firebird 2.5 version as we (I) do. You can read the overview after 10 years for this aniversary release
Congratulation to us, the Firebird Project, especially the core team. And also to you, users, I hope you will enjoy and like the new Firebird 2.5 version as we (I) do. You can read the overview after 10 years for this aniversary release
Comment people at wrong funeral (Score 1) 311
Microsoft really does have bad taste by trying to kill firefox and trying to kill the second player like iphone
they even don't dare to mention 1st place runner
they should attend at the wm7 funeral march
funeral sponsored by Google and Apple
Sony Releases PS3 Firmware Update To Fight Jailbreaks 336
RyuuzakiTetsuya writes "Destructoid is reporting that the 3.42 firmware has been released for the PlayStation 3, and it has fixed the USB vulnerability that allows the PSJailbreak exploit to work."
Sony's brief announcement of the update refers only to "additional security features," though the EU blog post acknowledges that a vulnerability was addressed. PS3-Hacks.com confirms that the patch is effective against the various jailbreak tools, and they point out a different tool for bypassing the update. Sony told the BBC, "... as we always have, we will continue to take necessary actions to both hardware and software to protect the intellectual content provided on the PlayStation 3."
Programming Things I Wish I Knew Earlier 590
theodp writes "Raw intellect ain't always all it's cracked up to be, advises Ted Dziuba in his introduction to Programming Things I Wish I Knew Earlier, so don't be too stubborn to learn the things that can save you from the headaches of over-engineering. Here's some sample how-to-avoid-over-complicating-things advice: 'If Linux can do it, you shouldn't. Don't use Hadoop MapReduce until you have a solid reason why xargs won't solve your problem. Don't implement your own lockservice when Linux's advisory file locking works just fine. Don't do image processing work with PIL unless you have proven that command-line ImageMagick won't do the job. Modern Linux distributions are capable of a lot, and most hard problems are already solved for you. You just need to know where to look.' Any cautionary tips you'd like to share from your own experience?"
Ubuntu 10.10 Beta Released 291
RandyDownes sends word that Canonical has released the beta version of Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat). The release announcement boasts faster boot times, GNOME 2.31, and a speedier version of Evolution. In addition, "The Ubuntu Software Center has an updated look and feel, including the new 'Featured' and 'What's New' views for showcasing applications, and an improved package description view. You can now easily access your package installation history too." The release notes and download page are both available.
Open Source PS3 Jailbreak Released 226
tlhIngan writes "Despite all the lawsuits and injunctions by Sony to keep the PS3 Jailbreak out of modder's hands, it appears that a third party has made a clone. The best part is, it only requires a cheap (approximately $40) development board by Atmel, and the requisite software is open-source. Get the Atmel code from GitHub and apply a small patch which will enable backup play (the code by itself only lets you run unsigned code, the patch allows for BD backups). The code is GPLv3. It would be highly ironic if someone ported this to Linux USB Gadgets, then you could use a Linux device to jailbreak your PS3, to which Sony removed Linux functionality. An Android phone would be suitable."
Glibc Is Finally Free Software 337
WebMink writes "Despite the fervour of some, the dark secret of every GNU/Linux distribution is that, until August 18 this year, it depended on software that was under a non-Free license — incompatible with the Open Source Definition and non-Free according to Debian and the FSF. A long tale of tenacity and software archeology has finally led to that software appearing under the 3-clause BSD license — ironically, at the behest of an Oracle VP. The result is that glibc, portmap and NFS are no longer tainted."
Making Ubuntu Look Like Windows 7 473
DeviceGuru writes "Although it won't help Linux run Windows-specific software applications, this easy hack produces an Ubuntu desktop that looks and feels a lot like Windows 7. It's particularly suitable for reviving older PCs or laptops on which the main activities will be web-browsing, email, document writing, and streaming music and videos from from the web. The process installs a Windows 7-like GNOME theme on an otherwise standard Ubuntu 10.04 installation, although it might work on other Linux distros with GNOME and appropriate other packages installed. Naturally all this begs the question: why would anybody want to do this? Why indeed!" People have been doing this sort of look-and-feel swap-out for years; it seems best to me as a practical joke.
